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005			20251028093324.0
008			090826s2009 nyu b 001 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) i9780465019175
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050		4	_aQ 149 .U5 M66 2009
049			_aVF$A
100	1		_aMooney, Chris _q(Chris C.)
245	1	0	_aUnscientific America : _bhow scientific illiteracy threatens our future / _cChris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum.
260			_aNew York : _bBasic Books, _cc2009.
300			_axxi, 209 p. ; _c21 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 133-198) and index.
505	0		_aFrom a scientist and a writer -- Why Pluto matters -- Rethinking the problem of scientific illiteracy -- The rise and cultural decline of American science -- From Sputnik to Sagan -- Third culture, or nerd culture? -- Different rifts, still divided -- Science Escape 2008 -- Unpopular science -- Hollywood and the mad scientists -- Bruising their religion -- The future in our bones -- The bloggers cannot save us -- Is our scientists learning? -- Conclusion: a new mission for American science.
520			_aJournalist and author Mooney and scientist Kirshenbaum offer polemic about the dangers of America's scientific illiteracy. They go on to propose a broad array of initiatives that could lead to a greater integration of science into the national discourse.
650		0	_aScience _xStudy and teaching _zUnited States.
650		0	_aCommunication in science _zUnited States.
650		0	_aScience in popular culture _zUnited States.
650		7	_aCommunication in science. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00870268
650		7	_aPopular culture. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01071344
650		7	_aScience. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01108176
650		7	_aScience _xStudy and teaching. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01108387
651		7	_aUnited States. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01204155
700	1		_aKirshenbaum, Sheril.
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